HHS Sec. Robert Kennedy Jr Flip Flops on Tylenol

Thursday, October 30, 2025

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr is changing his story a a month after appearing at a press conference with Donald Trump where the administration stated that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is associated with a "very increased risk of autism".

Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 05:32 PM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink

While Tylenol remains a tool recommended by medical professionals to treat pain and fever during pregnancy, the state of Texas is suing the makers of the medication for allegedly hiding unproven links to autism and other disorders. Scientists have found no such causal relationship.

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-- PBS News (@pbsnews.org) Oct 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM

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Kennedy has not business holding the position he is in and it's been obvious from the moment he was nominated. Any senator who voted for his confirmation should resign immediately out of embarrassment.

#1 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-10-30 01:59 PM

@#2 ... How might this about face affect this, from a couple days ago? ...

Or this, from about four days ago ...

Trump offers new warning on Tylenol for pregnant women
thehill.com

... The advice was also notable because acetaminophen had been seen as the safest pain medication for pregnant women to take.

But Trump doubled down on his calls with the Sunday post.

..."Pregnant Women, DON'T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON'T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON ...

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